Penang Trip (6-8 December 2010)

Time to blog about the Penang trip I had with college mates (only two of them, actually) and Miss Nurainie and her daughter. What can I say, it was indeed a very fun-filled trip with new knowledge found. I learnt how to get on the Rapid Penang to go around town now. At some points of this post, there will be no captions for the pictures because I feel they are self-explanatory.

I have counted, there is a total of 149 pictures in this entry.

DAY 1 (6.12.2010)

The first stop is at Autocity, Juru where we had our breakfast at Subway.




This is what I ordered. Monday Special - 6-inch long sandwich.


The ingredients within induced salivation even more.


The counter where the 'subways' are being made.

We then continued our journey to Batu Ferringhi but we ended up at a wrong turning into an unexpected place, The Botanic Gardens.

Since we were already there, we thought, why not get down and have a look-see of the gardens?














I was hoping to see some monkeys but there was none in sight. Where were they hiding?

I love the colours blended so harmoniously together in this photo!

The stream below the bridge. Still no monkeys in sight. Thought they could be swimming. On second thought, can they swim?

Cute pondoks for people to rest.

There was nothing much to see in The Botanic Gardens so we left after a short while. Batu Ferringhi, here we come!

As Ju Dee drove up the winding road, the scenery got more breath-taking than ever.

The aqua sea with some white clouds that resembled an island hovering above it.

We checked in at Baba Guest House and since we have no plans for the day, we decided to watch Social Network at Gurney Plaza.

The movie tickets there were so cheap. RM7 for 2D and only an additional of RM5 for 3D movies.

Shortly before the movie starts. I mean shortly before a series of advertisements usually aired on television are shown. I really felt like watching tv from home.

Social Network was interesting with some funny moments in it. For those of you who have yet to watch, you must be prepared to get your ears alerted because there is a lot of talking in the show and they talk FAST. Kinda educational at the same time.

It was already 5 something in the evening when the movie ended. So we stroll a little in the plaza and we saw this huge Samsung Wave model phone outside a shop. Ju Dee, as usual, went to her usual habit of posing with it.

We went outside Gurney Plaza and snapped more pictures while waiting for dinner time.

Totally candid shot by Ju Dee.

Miss and her daughter, Qarina

Stomachs were growling asking for food at this time. The next destination was just walking distance from Gurney Plaza - Gurney Drive

What we had:

Sotong kangkung. I don't know how it tasted like.

Century eggs


Penang fried koay teow

Laksa


Oysters

Fried food for supper

Apom that looked like mini pancakes


Rojak








The Christmas tree at the entrance of the plaza

Christmas candies made by miss for Cecilia and Kahmen

DAY 2 (7.12.2010)

Woke up and the first scenery that welcomed us was this.


And this. Breezy, breezy morning.

Went to Ferringhi Inn & Cafe for our brunch.

Chicken rice which cost RM5. It was quite delicious, or it might be due the fact that I was hungry.

Milk tea - RM3

Enjoying my brunch

After breakfast, we decided to be a little more adventurous so we took the rapid Penang around town. The buses were so frequent they were like LRT on the road. The downside was of course, traffic could not be avoided.

The interior of the bus. It was cold inside but I love it.


RM1.40 from Ferringhi to the Toy Museum


First time in Rapid Penang so it's a must to capture the moment. Hahaha!!

We have reached our destination!




Group picture


I had no idea what this creature was.




Ninja Turtle!!!

The entrance fee is only RM10 for MyKad holders.

Chinese Barbie dolls


English Barbie dolls. The dresses they were wearing were so pretty!


The Lao Fu Zi lost in the Barbie world


Stitch!


Captain Jack Sparrow


Harry Potter collection of toys


Can you spot Dobby?


Lara Croft




Yoda, if I am correct. Don't really know much about Star Wars. :)








Anakin Skywalker!


Better angle


THE JOKER!!!


Ju Dee acted terrified to see The Joker


Was trying to imitate the smile. Fail!!


Bruce Lee


Wall-E! Evaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!


E.T.


The Silver surfer in Fantastic Four


Po the panda in Kungfu Panda




Woody leaning on don't-know-who


Spider Man


Superman Collection


Shrek!


Batman




Indiana Jones


Jason from Friday the Thirteenth


Freddy


Jigsaw




The Chucky family

Hi, I'm Chucky. Wanna play?




Glenn/Glenda/Shitface, Chucky, Tiffany

Gizmo

The Looney Tunes Collection! Especially dedicated to Eunice. :o)

The tour in Toy Museum was over.

While waiting for the bus to Komtar and then interchange to Air Itam

The famous laksa from Air Itam! The man posed for Ju Dee.


Yummy. By the way, only Ju Dee ate the laksa. I was still full to take in any food then.


Her glutton face.


Fried popiah


Kek Lok Si

There's a DAP logo on one of the tortoises' shell. Funny!!!


Feeding time all the time.




Pretending to study the tortoises

Time to go back and freshen up and meet with Cecilia and Kahmen!!

The exterior of the Rapid.

Back in Ferringhi. We had our dinner at Hard Rock Hotel's Pizzeria.

Cecilia and Kah Men making the orders


Rooney and Robin. The R&R team. Always rehat only. Hehehe...

The pizzas that were ordered. Sorry, I had no idea what their names were so I shall call them Pizza One, Pizza Two and Pizza Three.

Pizza One


Pizza Two


Pizza Three

Rooney's Mango Lassi. RM20.

It was also a surprise birthday celebration for Miss Nurainie.

Tiramisu cake on the left, vanilla ice-cream on the right, 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' written using dark chocolate.

After dinner, we took a short tour around the hotel and snapped more pictures. Hard Rock is beautiful at night.

Blue lighting

And then it changes to...

RED!


The best lighting for photography. Purple is also the official colour of Hard Rock!


Can feel Christmas is here soon.

The Rock Shop sells an array of Hard Rock merchandises consisting of T-shirts and cute little bears!

About RM85 per garment in average.


I like this! RM70. *gasps*


Punk bear.


Reggae bear.

Glasses of all kinds

There were some antique cars parked outside for some function. Oh, I forgot what function.

Use this type of paint and you will never have to polish your car again.

Ju Dee posing with the Oris car.


Group picture with the Giant Guitar at the back.

The scenery was so different from daytime.

Goodbye, Hard Rock!

DAY 3 (8.12.2010)

I just realised there was no pictures snapped for the last day. Anyway, the only activity we had was headed in Queensbay Mall for lunch and then back to Ipoh. Thank you everyone for such a wonderful time.

It is still funny that I will go back to Penang for training in less than a month. Looking forward to it very much. :)

First post of December - First Day of VBS

December is here. It's about 30 days till my training begins. I need to get an anti-typhoid jab before that. Hope it's not painful.

First day of VBS was fun although the games need to be conducted for three times. The kids are adorable and I especially remember Jerry. He's so cute. And the little girls were very helpful. They picked up the toothpicks from the game without being asked to do so.


My name tag. I'm in Fire Bellied group!!! Fire Bellied is a type of toad, by the way.

Seremban trip and Final Final Exam

Last Friday, the whole family went down to Seremban to visit grandma. It's been a year since I last seen her.


At the age of 78, she is still very healthy and spends most of her time watching Korean dramas.


Eunice and grandma, after dinner at Jusco while queuing at the supermarket.


Me and grandma

We had pizzas for dinner that night. I mean loads of pizzas till we have to take away some for breakfast the next day. This was the first time I had pizza for breakfast.

We stay for a night at a Lotus Hotel which looks kind of homely but not that homely. I don't really know how to explain but it was definitely a thousand times better than the The Super Disgusting Hotel in Langkawi.


The telly and the toilet bowl

Bathroom door. When all lights were off except for the bathroom light, the door reminded me of a lantern during Mid-Autumn Festival. Feels like a night light too.

The exit door. I know, everything looks very purplish.

Came back on Saturday and I was beginning to feel the tension of the exam simply because I had not started revising.

Spent half my Sunday napping away due to stress. I don't know why I feel stressful. Maybe it's because I was overly excited and at the same time feeling surreal that this will be the last time sitting for final exam at college.

MONDAY (Today, the BIG DAY)

Slept at 2am the night before but managed to woke up at 7.40am. I surprise myself at times. All praise to God for the determination to wake up this morning.

Ju Dee told me to go to college at 9am to revise together but she came late.

Pretending to study with the NERDS sweets to boost memory capacity.

I had my share of Wonka Nerds Sweets too. They are very delicious. Thanks to these sweets, I could get through my final final exam with ease.

P.S. Ju Dee, buy some more when you go to Singapore. Hee hee!!!! Thanks for this box. I really want to finish everything but I pity you if you have to take home empty box. :P

Rojak November

I have not been updating my blog regularly, I know. Just too lazy and at times, I really don't know what to write. But today I am going to reveal some major happenings in my life these past few days.

First story: Crystle's tale

It's so horrible of me not to feature Crystle as often as last time but just so you know, she was having a bad experience with balding problem with the itch and rashes and all, so I mercifully took her out from my updates altogether till she gets better.

It took her months to recover from her ticks problem. It was entirely our fault for sending her to the vet later than we are supposed to. If only we have foreseen that the balding problem will follow suit if the ticks are not annihilated as soon as possible, she would have been able to kept her fur and keep making appearances for the past few months here.

Sorry, no pictures of the balding body. It's too ugly to be revealed. I think Crystle wouldn't want that if she can speak her mind.


Snapped on 18 November 2010. She is back to her happy self again!


Second shot


I ♥ this picture very much. One of the rare occasions when she actually looks at the camera.

Second story: Monopoly game sessions with mom and sis


Our (mom and me) first game together with handphone at stake!! (Just kidding. We don't gamble.)


The most coveted property of the board. Mayfair which rent can cost up to $2000 if a hotel is built on it.

Of course, we cannot end the game within the same day as we still have to do other things. So we played the same game for several nights in a row until the Banker is bankrupt (cash of $1 and $5 only can be seen in the bank). We are such great players that can afford to make the Banker goes BANKRUPT.

Third story: Breakfast at I Love Yoo, De Garden

The following are the events that happened today. Of course, what better way to start the day from the first meal of the day? IT'S BREAKFAST TIME, EVERYONE!!


If you are porridge lover, I think you will be salivating by now. I like the way they draw a star using soya sauce on the porridge. Look at the tempting yau char guai. Hmmm...


The larger picture.

Fourth story: At the hairdresser's for some periodic makeover

After breakfast, we hung around outside the closed/not-yet-open saloon because the owner was late. We waited for half an hour. Thank God we were not alone. There were four of us to accompany one another.


I don't know what this treatment is called but all I know is that through the mummification of the hair, the hair will volumise after that. By the way, that's mom's hair.


This is the result from the treatment. What do you think?

Fifth story: Lunch at Ding Hao, Jusco

Went to Jusco directly after beautifying our hair. As a matter of fact, I just trimmed. Nothing special, so no pictures.

The following pictures are three different kinds of dishes but they look the same.


Kam Heong Chicken Rice


Brinjal Rice. Eunice is always eating brinjal all the time.


Sambal Prawn Rice.

That's all for today. My final class ended last Friday and exam will be on Monday. My three years in college are well spent, I hope. The next challenge that I will embark on will be waiting for me up north. I put everything in God's hands. Can't wait to see His plans slowly unfolding in my life. :)

Some Thai restaurant at 1U

Last Saturday I was at 1 Utama and we went to try out this Thai restaurant. I totally forgot the name but all I know is that it is situated next to a Japanese restaurant on the lower ground floor.


I like their tagline.

Tomyam fried rice. Tasted okay only.

Crab rice.

Pineapple rice. Quite delicious.

Irene and Tweety oops! I mean Eunice.

It's more than halfway through November! Have said eternal farewell to college assignments. What next?

ISPCA Food Fair and Deepavali

Went to the ISPCA Food Fair on Sunday (7 November) and I was expecting to see some dogs but sadly, there was none. No matter, I had tasty nasi lemak with ayam masak merah and black tea from 18°C. Didn't expect them to set up a stall.


I reminisced the time I was up there for choir last Christmas.


Look at the surroundings! A considerable large crowd for the morning.



And here's a picture of Eunice eating roti canai sandwich.


Say 'Cheese'!


Nasi lemak


Tea!

Sold only at RM3 per cup. Normal price at RM2.50.

Performances, more of like self-defence demo.

That sums up my morning at the Food Fair.

In the afternoon, we went for Deepavali lunch at Uncle Electric Bus' house. Of course, the main attraction there is Brownie.

Look how big he has grown!

This is the only way Eunice can be in the picture with the dog. He is still scared like Scooby Doo.

Trapped behind the chair.

Brownie in motion with Baby scratching ears at the back.

And this is Brownie's brother. I present you....

CLIFFORD! Currently staying with a neighbour of Uncle Electric Bus.

Thank God for the good food we had that day. My first muruku this year.

18°C

The other day, I went to lunch with Irene and my sis. It's some Taiwanese place in town. Not sure how long it has been opened.


Taiwan burger. The bread is like 'mantao'. Inside, it is luncheon meat and cabbage (replacing the salad which is western). The portion is good enough for me.

And the best part of the new eatery is:



They serve the most authentic pearl milk tea. It absolutely tasted like nothing you get anywhere in the night market. No such thing as powdered form pearl tea there.


♥ it! So much pearls!! Yum yum!